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Equipment Authorisation Regulations: The Authority has made regulations on matters consistent with the object of the Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No 36 of 2005) ("ECA") in order to ensure that all types of electronic communications equipment, electronic communications facility or subscriber equipment used or to be used in connection with the provision of electronic communications are authorised by the Authority.

The draft amended VC 9085, the Compulsory Specification for Cement: The Compulsory Specification covers the requirements for the manufacture, marking, properties and performance of cement, intended for construction use, irrespective of whether distributed in bulk or bagged form.

Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Microwave Ovens : The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended, prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including microwave ovens. EPCA also requires the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") to periodically determine whether more-stringent, amended standards would be technologically feasible and economically justified, and would result in significant energy savings. In this notification of proposed determination ("NOPD"), DOE has initially determined that energy conservation standards for microwave ovens do not need to be amended and requests comment on this proposed determination and the associated analyses and results.

SME Co-financing Scheme: This scheme aims at providing loans with low interest rates to bolster and develop the Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in the priority sector to boost the local production and fulfil domestic consumption.

Incentives for investments: To enable convenient, expeditious, transparent and proper investments, as protected by the Government (...)
Business sector granted incentives includes:
1. High and modern technology application, scientific research, research and development, use of innovative, environmental friendly technology application, and efficient use of natural resource and energy;
2. Clean, toxic free agriculture, planting seed production, animal breeding, industrial plantation, forestry development, protection of environment and bio diversity, activities promoting rural development and poverty reduction;
3. Environmental friendly agricultural processing industry, national traditional and unique handicraft processing industry;
4. Environmental friendly and sustainable natural, cultural and historical tourism development industry;
(...)

Fishing Capacity Reduction Loan Program: The program's policy objective is to reduce the number of vessels and permits endorsed for the operation in a specified fishery when it is necessary to prevent or end overfishing, rebuild stocks of fish, or achieve measurable or significant improvements in the conservation and management of the fishery. The program's intent is to decrease the number of harvesters in the fishery and facilitate the conservation and management of fishery resources. The fishing capacity reduction program must be consistent with any state and federal fishery management plans in place for that fishery.

Fishery Disaster Assistance Program: Fisheries are subject to a number of factors that can cause sudden and unexpected losses, leading to serious economic impacts for fishers and their communities. These factors include events such as hurricanes and typhoons, oil spills, harmful algal blooms, and other types of disasters, both natural and manmade, that cause a commercial fishery to be harmed, seriously disrupted, or fail. NOAA Fisheries strives to make disaster determinations and funding available to recipients as quickly as possible. Statutory, regulatory, and administrative policy requirements guide the specific steps NOAA Fisheries follows for evaluating disaster determinations, allocation, and execution of disaster funds.

On defining the conditions and procedures for the reimbursement of fuel excise, consumed in heating greenhouses for industrial and agro industrial productions manufacturing, used for technological needs of production: The objective is to facilitate the undertakings, which will use fuel for technological purposes in manufacturing industry.

Law No. 10.273 - Tax exemptions
Law No. 24.196 - Law on mining investment
Law No. 24.228 - Federal Mining Agreement
Law No. 24.402 - Value added tax (VAT) payment financing scheme
The objective of the legislation in this area is to encourage mining activities in order to contribute to the country's development, ensure the rational exploitation of mining resources, generate employment and diversify regional economies.

Law No. 25.080 - Investment in Cultivated Woodland: Given that the considerable development potential of Argentina's forestry sector has thus far barely been explored, the purpose is to promote forestry activity throughout the country, in the interests of fostering medium- and long-term investment and generating employment.